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Checklist for Infraorder Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
522
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
493
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
85
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad
5 Families width 170 Species and 16 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles146SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae MacLeay, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae (Leach, 1815)Bess beetle13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad
85 Genera with 170 Species
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Aegidinus Arrow, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Aegopsis Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allorrhina Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Anaides Westwood, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrosoma Curtis, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1844Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Anticheira Eschscholtz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Aschnarhyparus Makhan, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolea Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Astaena Erichson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Astaenomoechus Martínez & ..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 188717SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Athyreus MacLeay, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Batesiana Erwin, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Bothynus Hope, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1770Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocanthopsis Paulian, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocanthus White, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Coelosis Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 2001Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1866Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ctilocephala Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1923Masked Chafers16SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Desicasta J.Thomson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17674SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1955Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1995Hercules Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1847Rice Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Enema Hope, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Epichalcoplethis Bates, 03SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Euligyrus Casey, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Eutheola Bates, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyrocanthon Martínez, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphileurus Kolbe, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Heterogomphus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Homophileurus Kolbe, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopyga Thomson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Inca Lepeletier &..., 17922SpeciesTaxom
Lagochile Hoffmannsegg, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Leucothyreus MacLeay, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20212SpeciesTaxom
Lomanoxia Martínez, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Marmarina Kirby, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Neleuops Kuwert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neoathyreus Howden & Mar..., 19523SpeciesTaxom
Odontolytes Koshantschikov, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Odontotaenius Kuwert, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclidius Howden, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1844Precious Metal Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pertinax Kaup, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 2001Burrowing Dung Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1918June beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Popilius Kaup, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Rutela Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Spodochlamys Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Spurius Kaup, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrates Burmeister, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Tabora Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1968Carrot Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Verres Kaup, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Veturius Kaup, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelidnota F.Bates, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
170 Species and 16 Subspecies
Aegidinus guianensis Westwood, 1845
Aegidinus oreibates Colby, 2009
Aegopsis curvicornis Burmeister, 1847
Allorrhina scabriuscula Swederus, 1787
Anaides fossulatus Westwood, 1846
Ancistrosoma trinitatis Arrow, 1913
Anomala chalybaea Burmeister, 1844
Anomiopus genieri Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus tuberculicollis Canhedo, 2006
Anticheira capucina Fabricius, 1787
Aschnarhyparus peregrinus Hinton, 1934
Aspidolea fuliginea Burmeister, 1847
Astaena insulana Moser, 1918
Astaenomoechus americanus Boucomont, 1936
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius aequalis Harold, 1880
Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius attenuator (Harold, 1874)⇒ Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius communis Hinton, 1936
Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887
Ataenius depilis Petrovitz, 1976
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
Ataenius morator Harold, 1869
Ataenius punctipennis Harold, 1868
Ataenius scabrelloides Petrovitz, 1962Blennies
Ataenius sculptilis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867)⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius steinheili Harold, 1874
Ataenius strigicaudus Bates, 1887
Ateuchus opacipennis Boucomont, 1928
Athyreus bellator Westwood, 1848
Athyreus biarmatus Howden, 1978
Barybas insulana Moser, 1919
Batesiana tuberculata Bates, 1887
Bothynus herbivorus Arrow, 1937
Canthidium breve Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon acutoides (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon acutoides Schmidt, 1922
Canthon acutus Harold, 1868
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon triangularis Drury, 1770
Ceratocanthopsis pernitida Paulian, 1982
Ceratocanthus suturalis Lansberge, 1887
Coelosis biloba Linnaeus, 1767
Copris matthewsi Delgado & Ko..., 2001
Coprophanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Cremastocheilus (Myrmecotonus) armatus Walker, 1866Mahogany milkweed
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala amazona amazona
Cyclocephala amazona signata Fabricius, 1781
Cyclocephala brittoni Endrödi, 1964
Cyclocephala discolor Herbst, 1792
Cyclocephala ergastuli Dechambre, 1997
Cyclocephala fulgurata Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala mafaffa mafaffa
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala quercina Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala rustica (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala simulatrix Höhne, 1923
Deltochilum orbignyi Blanchard, 1846
Desicasta lobata Olivier, 1789
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) agenor Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) inachus Erichson, 1847
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) triquetrus Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis glabrimargo Vaurie & Cazier, 1955Spotty blenny
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes hercules trinidadensis (Chalumeau & ..., 1995)⇒ Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dynastes trinidadensis Chalumeau & ..., 1995
Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789
Dyscinetus mendax Joly & Escalona, 2010
Dyscinetus olivaceus Höhne, 1923
Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Enema endymion Chevrolat, 1843Palehead blenny
Epichalcoplethis chamaeleon Voet, 1769
Epichalcoplethis velutipes Arrow, 1900
Epichalcoplethis velutipes velutipes
Euetheola bidentata Burmeister, 1847
Euligyrus ebenus Degeer, 1774
Euligyrus similis Endrödi, 1968
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Glaphyrocanthon acutoides Schmidt, 1922
Gymnetis bajula bajula Olivier, 1789
Gymnetis bajula banghaasi Schürhoff, 1937
Gymnetis cerdai Antoine, 2001
Gymnetis chevrolat sallei Schaum, 1844
Gymnetis chevrolati sallei Schaum, 1844
Gymnetis marmorea (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Gymnetis chevrolati sallei Schaum, 1844
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Hemiphileurus cribratus Chevrolat, 1844
Hemiphileurus variolosus Burmeister, 1847
Heterogomphus mniszechi Thomson, 1859
Homophileurus integer Burmeister, 1847
Hoplopyga liturata Olivier, 1789
Inca clathrata quesneli Boos & Ratcl..., 1985
Inca clathratus Olivier, 1792
Lagochile circumdata Bates, 1888
Leucothyreus splendidus Burmeister, 1844
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801
Liogenys granadina Cherman, 2021
Liogenys schneiderae Cherman, 2021
Lomanoxia canthonopsis Skelley, 2003
Macraspis chalcea Burmeister, 1844
Macraspis chrysis Linnaeus, 1764
Macraspis melanaria Blanchard, 1850
Marmarina maculosa Olivier, 1789
Neleuops interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1828
Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) asciculus Howden, 1999
Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) excavatus Laporte de C..., 1840
Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) lanei Martínez, 1952
Odontolytes huebneri Petrovitz, 1970
Odontolytes landai Balthasar, 1963
Odontotaenius striatopunctatus Percheron, 1835Haly's weedfish
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Oxysternon festivum nigerrimum Arnaud, 2002
Paracyclidius bennetti Howden, 1971
Passalus (Passalus) punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825Grass klipfish
Passalus punctiger punctiger punctiger Le..., 1825
Passalus (Pertinax) convexus (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Passalus sulcifrons Kuwert, 1898
Passalus abortivus Percheron, 1835
Passalus latifrons (Percheron, 1841)⇒ Passalus morio Percheron, 1835
Passalus sulcifrons Kuwert, 1898
Pelidnota laevissima Burmeister, 1855
Pelidnota lucida Burmeister, 1844
Pertinax latifrons Percheron, 1841
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) bispinus Bates, 1868
Phanaeus prasinus Harold, 1868
Phanaeus prasinus trinidadensis Arnaud, 2001
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phileurus patruus Endrödi, 1978
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga abudantuni Chalumeau & ..., 1976
Phyllophaga acinosa Arrow, 1920
Phyllophaga antiguae Arrow, 1920
Phyllophaga insulana Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga jamaicana Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga montserratensis Arrow, 1920
Phyllophaga rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga smithi Arrow, 1912Brown hardback beetle
Phyllophaga subnitida Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga subopaca Moser, 1918
Platytomus parvulus Chevrolat, 1864Dung beetle
Popilius tetraphyllus Eschscholtz, 1829
Rutela lineola Linnaeus, 1758
Saprosites grenadensis Arrow, 1903
Spodochlamys caesarea Burmeister, 1855
Spurius bicornis Truqui, 1857
Stenocrates holomelanus Germar, 1824
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus oblongus Palisot de B..., 1807
Strategus surinamensis Burmeister, 1847
Strategus surinamensis surinamensis Burmeister, 1847
Tabora nemoralis
Tomarus bituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1805
Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801Carrot Scarab
Tomarus ebenus DeGeer, 1774
Tomarus similis Endrödi, 1968
Uroxys trinitatis Arrow, 1933
Verres furcilabris Eschscholtz, 1829
Verres hageni Kaup, 1871
Veturius (Veturius) libericornis (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Veturius crassus Smith, 1852
Xenopelidnota anomala anomala

Subnodes of Scarabaeiformia with occurrences in Trinidad
SuperfamilyScarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
5
85
170
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom